MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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